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< Back Greater Manchester Mayor's Gala 31 Mar 2025 A night to raise money for people at risk of homelessness. No one should be without a home. So a room of hundreds of people, came together to support thos e most at risk of homelessness and tackle the root causes and stigma around it. A lot of money was raised, including a wonderful raffle and a live drawn artwork that was auctioned off. This event was wonderfully organised by Fran Darlington-Pollock and her team at Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity who are now also a member of our inspire* project. the gunnercooke foundation and a few of our House of Books & Friends CIC team were so pleased to support. Looking forward to hearing the final total raised, it looked set to totally smash last years total and provide even more beds for the #ABedEveryNight campaign which as we saw last night is making such a huge difference to so many people. Previous Next

< Back We've Wrapped Up WrapUp 2024 30 Nov 2024 In Manchester, London and Berlin volunteers from across gunnercooke have been helping vulnerable people stay warm this winter. This year Partners, Operating Partners and gcTrust teams have been supporting the brilliant WrapUp campaigns across Manchester, London and Berlin. 80 volunteers committed over 18- hours to promoting WrapUp, leafleting, collecting and sorting nearly 850 costs and hundreds of warm items like jumpers, hats and gloves across the three cities. For the first time ever, we supported Wrap Up Manchester and we were blown away by the responses; nearly 50 bags of coats were donated between Piccadilly Station and House of Books & Friends . The team in Berlin held their second WrapUp and more than doubled the number of items donated! Over 20 volunteers braved the cold to collect coats at Berlin Central Station. Thanks to HandsOn London, Hannah from the gunner cooke foundation was able to go over to Berlin and support the German team. We can't wait to see how WrapUp Berlin grows over the coming years. The London team were loud and proud in Moorgate Tube Station; many of the volunteers are on their second, third or even fourth year taking part! Soe partners brought along their clients and friends (and dogs) to join them. From all of us at the gunner cooke foundation we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported WrapUp 2024! Previous Next

< Back The Sleep Charter 5 Dec 2024 The Sleep Charity visit the House of Commons This week inspire* hub leader and gunner cooke partner Joan Pettingill visited the House of Commons to hear about sleep and its impact on workplace safety, including hearing from The Sleep Charity about The Sleep Charter. Launched in 2020, The Sleep Charter's vision "is that sleep difficulties are understood in the workplace, employers are educated and that employees have access to effective, consistent evidence-based advice and support." Employers can sign up to The Sleep Charter and pledge to start considering: How to tackle fatigue and sleep deprivation in the workplace Adopting a cultural change within your business Start taking appropriate responsibility for your employees health and wellbeing Create a ‘SSS’- a Staff Sleep Strategy Ensure that employees have access to sleep education Previous Next

< Back We’re Now on Instagram! 12 May 2025 We’ve officially joined Instagram — and we’re pretty excited about it! Our first post went live last week, giving a little intro to the team behind the screen. It feels great to finally have a space where we can share more of what we’re up to, show the people and projects we support, and highlight all the amazing work happening across the third sector. We’ll be using Instagram to give a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at life at the gunnercooke foundation, share updates from our projects, and shout out the inspiring organisations we work with. You’ll also find useful resources, stories from our community, and hopefully some content that makes you smile too. At the heart of everything we do is the belief that doing good doesn’t have to be complicated, but it works best when we do it together. Whether it’s charities, social enterprises or business leaders wanting to give back, we love bringing people together to help ideas grow and make a bigger impact. So if you’re curious about what we do, passionate about social change, or just want to see some good news on your feed, come and follow us @dogoodfaster . We’d love to have you with us! Previous Next

< Back New inspire* Hub Alert! 4 Apr 2025 We hosted the first inspire* Hub Meeting in the North East On Friday the 4th of April, gunnercooke partner Warren Kemp hosted the first North East inspire* hub! It was a great first session, bringing together charity leaders from the region for peer-led support, networking and developing. As one of our foundation staff join the first session of a new Hub, for any additional support, it was great to see how instantly there was so much support and connection in this group. It is a great continuous reminder, of what a difference these safe spaces can make in the lives of busy charity leaders, who often carry a lot on their own. Thank you to Warren for volunteering with the gunnercooke foundation; we can't wait to see how the hub develops! Are you a partner that is looking to become a Hub Leader or a Charity that is looking for a Hub? Then get in touch today! Previous Next

< Back Good Deeds Day 15 Apr 2025 Doing good, faster at the gunnercooke foundation Although Good Deeds Day was over a week ago, we are committed to keep the momentum going. Doing good, feels good , doesn't it? At gunnercooke, and at the House of Books & Friends, we were able to coordinate some good deed activities such as Bingo! That's right, we are ticking off the good deeds on the Bingo Card - and it's been great to see things ticked off. What good deeds have you committed to? Previous Next

< Back Supporting Home-Start Salford, Wigan and Trafford 2 Dec 2024 House of Books and Friends supports Home-Start This Christmas customers at House of Books & Friends have been supporting Home-start Salford, Wigan and Trafford with their Christmas campaign. Thank you to everyone who has donated toys and books, shopping in store and online. Your donations will help make Christmas brighter for families in Manchester. Previous Next

< Back Inclusive Innovation Winner at the Northern PoWEr Women Awards 12 Mar 2025 House of Books & Friends only went and won... House of Books & Friends went and won Inclusive Innovation Winner at the Northern PoWEr Women Awards ! Naomi Self and Laura Jones A huge thank you to Naomi Self and our team of ‘Bookworms’ who make our beautiful corner of Manchester a safe and welcoming haven for all. House of Books & Friends only exists thanks to the vision laid out by Darryl Cooke coming out of the pandemic and the start up and ongoing support of gunnercooke - a professional services firm who believe in leaving the world a better place than they found it. We know the bookshop is having an impact on so many people’s lives. A big thank you also to the judges for recognising all the hard work, initiatives and everything which has gone in to, and continues to be developed across House of Books & Friends. Make sure to visit our bookshop and café in Manchester! Find us : 81 King Street, Manchester M2 4AH. what3words ///stars.wished.papers Previous Next

< Back Stepping it up this March! 18 Mar 2025 Donate to support women all over the UK. It's week 2 of our challenge for Step Up for Smart Works! T eams from across gunnercooke , the gunnercooke foundation and House of Books & Friends CIC are raising money for Smart Works Greater Manchester this March. The Smart Works team have sent us some lovely goodies to help us in our pledge to walk over 310,000 steps each, whatever the weather. Why are we walking 10,000 steps a day for Smart Works? Because Smart Works help unemployed women get the coaching, clothing and confidence they need to secure employment and change the trajectory of their lives. And seen as it's Women's History Month, there is no better time to be supporting the women near or far from you. How can you contribute? Donate to our gc trust teams that are participating this year. The fo undation Team: https://www.fundraiseforsmartworks.org.uk/fundraisers/thefoundationsolemates Partner Services Team: https://www.fundraiseforsmartworks.org.uk/fundraisers/partnerservicesteam The Marketing Team: https://www.fundraiseforsmartworks.org.uk/fundraisers/gunnermarcheting The Talent Team: https://www.fundraiseforsmartworks.org.uk/fundraisers/gunnercooketalentteam House of Books and Friends : https://www.fundraiseforsmartworks.org.uk/fundraisers/HouseofBooksandFriends Previous Next

< Back Big Meet Ups 2025 6 Dec 2024 See our schedule of inspire* Big Meet Ups for 2025 We kick off our 2025 Big Meet Ups with a Virtual Speed Networking Session in January. Inspire* members can meet some of the 159 other charities in the network, find out more about what they do and how they can support each other this year. Big Meet Ups 2025 22nd January 4.30-6.00pm Virtual Speed Networking 19th March 4.30-6.00pm Fireside chat with Dallaglio Rugby Works CEO 14th May 4.30-6.00pm Impact Reporting with Emma Insley 15th October 4.30-6.00pm Impact - Mergers and Asset Pooling - what charities can learn from the private sector, with Bean Partners. Big Meet Ups are open to all inspire* member charities, for more information about the network and how you can get involved please contact heather.kerr@thegunnercookefoundation.com Previous Next

Latest News Read More 12 May 2025 We’re Now on Instagram! We’ve officially joined Instagram — and we’re pretty excited about it! Read More 15 Apr 2025 Good Deeds Day Doing good, faster at the gunnercooke foundation Read More 4 Apr 2025 New inspire* Hub Alert! We hosted the first inspire* Hub Meeting in the North East Read More 31 Mar 2025 Greater Manchester Mayor's Gala A night to raise money for people at risk of homelessness. Read More 18 Mar 2025 Stepping it up this March! Donate to support women all over the UK. Read More 12 Mar 2025 Inclusive Innovation Winner at the Northern PoWEr Women Awards House of Books & Friends only went and won... Read More 30 Nov 2024 We've Wrapped Up WrapUp 2024 In Manchester, London and Berlin volunteers from across gunnercooke have been helping vulnerable people stay warm this winter. Read More 2 Dec 2024 Supporting Home-Start Salford, Wigan and Trafford House of Books and Friends supports Home-Start Read More 5 Dec 2024 The Sleep Charter The Sleep Charity visit the House of Commons Read More 6 Dec 2024 Big Meet Ups 2025 See our schedule of inspire* Big Meet Ups for 2025 Read More

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